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List of the best John Malkovich movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. John Malkovich's highest grossing movies have received a lot of accolades over the years, earning millions upon millions around the world. The order of these top John Malkovich movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated John Malkovich movies will be at the top of the list. John Malkovich has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest John Malkovich movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining John Malkovich films to end the squabble once and for all.

If you think the best John Malkovich role isn't at the top, then upvote it so it has the chance to become number one. The greatest John Malkovich performances didn't necessarily come from the best movies, but in most cases they go hand in hand.

List features films like Short: International Release #2 and Of Mice and Men.

"This list answers the questions, "What are the best John Malkovich movies?" and "What are the greatest John Malkovich roles of all time?"

Steven Spielberg and Michael Bay have both worked with John Malkovich over the years, as have plenty of other well-known directors. If you're a fan of John Malkovich, then check out our lists of the best Ed Harris and Willem Dafoe movies as well.

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Of Mice and MenJohn Malkovich, Gary Sinise, Sherilyn Fenn Of Mice and Men is a 1992 film based on John Steinbeck's novella of the same name. Directed and produced by Gary Sinise, the film features Sinise as George Milton alongside John Malkovich as ...more

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Being John MalkovichCameron Diaz, Brad Pitt, Charlie Sheen Being John Malkovich is a 1999 American fantasy comedy film written by Charlie Kaufman and directed by Spike Jonze. It stars John Cusack, Cameron Diaz and Catherine Keener, with John Malkovich ...more

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REDBruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren Red is an upcoming action/comedy film starring Bruce Willis and directed by Robert Schwentke. It is currenty in pre-production and is scheduled to start filming Jan 11, 2010.

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In the Line of FireClint Eastwood, John Malkovich, Rene Russo In the Line of Fire is a 1993 American action thriller film directed by Wolfgang Petersen, and starring Clint Eastwood and John Malkovich. Written by Jeff Maguire, the film is about a ...more

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Con AirNicolas Cage, John Malkovich, Steve Buscemi Con Air is a 1997 American action film directed by Simon West and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, producer of The Rock. It stars Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, and John Malkovich. The film borrows ...more

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Dangerous LiaisonsMichelle Pfeiffer, Uma Thurman, Keanu Reeves Dangerous Liaisons is a 1988 historical drama film based upon Christopher Hampton's play Les liaisons dangereuses, which in turn was a theatrical adaptation of the 18th-century French novel Les ...more

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Empire of the SunChristian Bale, Ben Stiller, John Malkovich Empire of the Sun is a 1987 American coming of age war film based on J. G. Ballard's semi-autobiographical novel of the same name. Steven Spielberg directed the film, which stars Christian Bale, ...more

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The Man in the Iron MaskLeonardo DiCaprio, Hugh Laurie, John Malkovich The Man in the Iron Mask is a 1998 adventure film directed, produced, and written by Randall Wallace, and starring Leonardo DiCaprio in a dual role as the title character and villain, Jeremy ...more

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Burn After ReadingBrad Pitt, George Clooney, John Malkovich Burn After Reading is a 2008 black comedy film written, produced, edited and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. The film stars George Clooney, John Malkovich, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, and ...more

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RoundersMatt Damon, Edward Norton, Famke Janssen Rounders is a 1998 American crime drama film about the underground world of high-stakes poker, directed by John Dahl, and starring Matt Damon and Edward Norton. The film follows two friends who ...more

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AdaptationNicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Maggie Gyllenhaal Adaptation. is a 2002 American comedy-drama metafilm directed by Spike Jonze and written by Charlie Kaufman. The film is based on Susan Orlean's non-fiction book The Orchid Thief, with numerous ...more

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Ripley's GameLena Headey, John Malkovich, Ray Winstone Ripley's Game is a 2002 thriller film directed by Liliana Cavani. It is adapted from the 1974 novel of the same name, the third in Patricia Highsmith's "Ripliad", a series of books ...more

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The Killing FieldsJohn Malkovich, Craig T. Nelson, Sam Waterston The Killing Fields is a 1984 British drama film set in Democratic Kampuchea, which is based on the experiences of two journalists: Cambodian Dith Pran and American Sydney Schanberg. The film, ...more

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Places in the HeartSally Field, John Malkovich, Ed Harris Places in the Heart is a 1984 American drama film written and directed by Robert Benton about a U.S. Depression-era Texas widow who tries to save the family farm with the help of a blind white ...more

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyZooey Deschanel, Helen Mirren, John Malkovich The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a 2005 British-American comic science fiction film directed by Garth Jennings, based upon previous works in the media franchise of the same name, created ...more

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SecretariatDiane Lane, John Malkovich, James Cromwell Secretariat is a 2010 biographical sports drama film produced and released by Walt Disney Pictures and directed by Randall Wallace. The film chronicles the life of thoroughbred race horse ...more

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Death of a SalesmanDustin Hoffman, John Malkovich, Charles Durning Death of a Salesman is a 1985 CBS made for television film directed by Volker Schlöndorff, based on the 1949 play of the same name by Arthur Miller. It stars Dustin Hoffman, Kate Reid, John ...more

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Shadow of the VampireWillem Dafoe, John Malkovich, Eddie Izzard Shadow of the Vampire is a 2000 horror film directed by E. Elias Merhige and written by Steven Katz, and starring John Malkovich and Willem Dafoe. The film is a fictionalised account of the ...more

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ChangelingAngelina Jolie, John Malkovich, Jeffrey Donovan Changeling is a 2008 American drama film, written by J. Michael Straczynski and directed, co-produced and scored by Clint Eastwood, that explores child endangerment, female disempowerment, ...more

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Mary ReillyJulia Roberts, John Malkovich, Glenn Close Mary Reilly is a 1996 American film directed by Stephen Frears and starring Julia Roberts and John Malkovich. The movie was written by Christopher Hampton and adapted from the novel Mary Reilly ...more

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The Portrait of a LadyNicole Kidman, Christian Bale, Viggo Mortensen The Portrait of a Lady is a 1996 film adaptation of Henry James's novel The Portrait of a Lady directed by Jane Campion. The film stars Nicole Kidman, Barbara Hershey, John Malkovich, ...more

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AliveJohn Malkovich, Ethan Hawke, Josh Lucas Alive is a 1993 American biographical survival drama film based upon Piers Paul Read's 1974 book Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors, which details the story of a Uruguayan rugby team who ...more

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The Sheltering SkyJohn Malkovich, Debra Winger, Timothy Spall The Sheltering Sky is a 1990 British-Italian drama film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci starring Debra Winger and John Malkovich. The film is based on the 1949 novel by Paul Bowles about a ...more

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Jennifer 8Uma Thurman, John Malkovich, Andy Garcia Jennifer 8 is a 1992 American mystery film written and directed by Bruce Robinson and starring Andy García, Uma Thurman, and John Malkovich.

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Warm BodiesTeresa Palmer, John Malkovich, Dave Franco Warm Bodies is a 2013 drama horror romance film written by Jonathan Levine and Isaac Marion and directed by Jonathan Levine.

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The LibertineJohnny Depp, John Malkovich, Rosamund Pike The Libertine is a 2004 British drama film, the first film directed by Laurence Dunmore. It was adapted by Stephen Jeffreys from his play of the same name, starring Johnny Depp, John Malkovich, ...more

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BeowulfAngelina Jolie, Anthony Hopkins, John Malkovich Beowulf is a 2007 American motion capture computer-animated fantasy film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary, inspired by the Old English epic poem of the same ...more

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Color Me KubrickJohn Malkovich, Honor Blackman, Richard E. Grant Colour Me Kubrick: A True...ish Story is a Franco-British comedy-drama film directed by Brian W. Cook, released in 2005. The film stars John Malkovich as Alan Conway, a man who had been ...more

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Shadows and FogMadonna, Jodie Foster, Woody Allen Shadows and Fog is a black-and-white thriller comedy film directed by Woody Allen and based on his one-act play Death. It stars Allen, Mia Farrow, John Malkovich, John Cusack, Madonna, and ...more

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The Great Buck HowardTom Hanks, Emily Blunt, Jon Stewart The Great Buck Howard is a 2008 American comedy-drama film directed by Sean McGinly that stars Colin Hanks and John Malkovich. Tom Hanks also appears as the father of his real-life son's ...more

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The Glass MenagerieJohn Malkovich, Joanne Woodward, Karen Allen The Glass Menagerie is a 1987 American drama film directed by Paul Newman. It is a replication of a production of the Tennessee Williams play of the same title that originated at the ...more

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Art School ConfidentialJohn Malkovich, Steve Buscemi, Anjelica Huston Art School Confidential is a 2006 comedy-drama film directed by Terry Zwigoff, loosely based on the comic of the same name by Daniel Clowes. The film is Zwigoff's second collaboration with ...more

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EragonRachel Weisz, John Malkovich, Jeremy Irons Eragon is a 2006 British-American fantasy-adventure film based on the novel of the same name by author Christopher Paolini. The cast includes Edward Speleers in the title role, Jeremy Irons, ...more

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The Messenger: The Story of Joan of ArcMilla Jovovich, Dustin Hoffman, John Malkovich The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc is a 1999 French historical drama film directed by Luc Besson. The film stars Milla Jovovich, John Malkovich, Faye Dunaway and Dustin Hoffman. The ...more

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Heart of DarknessJohn Malkovich, Tim Roth, Iman Abdulmajid Heart of Darkness is a 1993 Drama film written by Joseph Conrad and Benedict Fitzgerald and directed by Nicolas Roeg.

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Transformers: Dark of the MoonRosie Huntington-Whiteley, Shia LaBeouf, John Malkovich Transformers 3 is a 2011 action sci-fi film directed by Michael Bay and written by Ehren Kruger.

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Time RegainedJohn Malkovich, Catherine Deneuve, Emmanuelle Béart Time Regained is a 1999 French drama film directed by the Chilean filmmaker Raúl Ruiz. It is an adaptation of the final volume of In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust. The plot is ...more

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The Object of BeautyJohn Malkovich, Andie MacDowell, Lolita Davidovich The Object of Beauty is a 1991 film directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg and starred John Malkovich and Andie MacDowell.

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A Talking PictureJohn Malkovich, Catherine Deneuve, Stefania Sandrelli A Talking Picture is a 2003 Portuguese film written and directed by Manoel de Oliveira. It stars Catherine Deneuve, John Malkovich, Irene Papas, Stefania Sandrelli and Leonor Silveira.

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Les MisérablesJohn Malkovich, Gérard Depardieu, Virginie Ledoyen Les Misérables is a 2000 French television miniseries based on the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo. The miniseries was broadcast in four parts. A three hour English version was also

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The ConventJohn Malkovich, Catherine Deneuve, Luís Miguel Cintra The Convent is a 1995 film by Portuguese director Manoel de Oliveira, starring Catherine Deneuve and John Malkovich and based on the novel As Terras Do Risco by Agustina Bessa-Luís. It ...more

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KlimtJohn Malkovich, Saffron Burrows, Veronica Ferres Klimt is a 2006 Austrian art-house biographical film about the life of the Austrian Symbolist painter Gustav Klimt. It was written and directed by Raoul Ruiz, with an English screenplay ...more

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Johnny EnglishJohn Malkovich, Natalie Imbruglia, Rowan Atkinson Johnny English is a 2003 British comedy film parodying the James Bond secret agent genre. The film stars Rowan Atkinson, Ben Miller and John Malkovich. Atkinson had previously appeared in the ...more

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Making Mr. RightJohn Malkovich, Laurie Metcalf, Glenne Headly Making Mr. Right is a science fiction/comedy film, directed by Susan Seidelman; starring John Malkovich as Jeff Peters/Ulysses and Ann Magnuson as Frankie Stone. This film is primarily about an ...more

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